Crap Towns / Great Wakering / Crime

How much crime is there in Great Wakering?

The police recorded 50.2 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Great Wakering from September 2023 to August 2026, 34% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 44.0, down from 55.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	55.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	50.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	44.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.6	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	4.6	7.0
Public order	3.8	6.6
Other theft	3.4	5.4
Vehicle crime	3.3	3.8
Drugs	1.5	2.4
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Burglary	1.2	3.1
Possession of weapons	0.6	0.8
Shoplifting	0.3	7.1
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Robbery	0.2	0.6
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Sheerness	13.5 km	167
Southend-on-Sea	7.2 km	98.1
Rochford	7.7 km	75.1
Burnham-on-Crouch	8.9 km	56.9
Minster	14.8 km	54.4
Great Wakering	–	50.2
Rayleigh	14.7 km	48.5
Hullbridge	14.8 km	43.8
Thundersley and South Benfleet	15.8 km	43.6
Hockley and Hawkwell	11.5 km	29.4
Ashingdon	9.9 km	24.9
The typical town	–	76.2